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How do teachers captivate their students? In Chalkbeat New York’s latest “How I Teach” series, MƒA Master Teacher Kari Ostrem shares insight into her teaching practice, specifically how she integrates social justice issues into math lessons. Here are excerpts of her feature:
“How do current events, such as the presidential election, shape what happens in your classroom? How do you see your role as a teacher in those situations?
Any election provides plenty of material for a statistics class, but this election also addresses many of our social justice concerns. There is a story every day about some group of people who have been offended or forgotten in this election cycle, and that has motivated many of our student projects.”
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“I have (traditionally) kept my political leanings to myself. (This election) changed that. I do not hesitate to call out either candidate now on language that disparages a group of people. This is not a question of politics, but a question of right and wrong.”
Read the full article via Chalkbeat New York.